A kitten is nestled in the trouser pocket of a U.S. soldier during a Pacific Partnership 2012 veterinary project in the town of San Juan in Samar province, Philippines, June 21, 2012. Pacific Partnership is an annual deployment of forces designed to strengthen maritime and humanitarian partnerships during disaster relief operations, while providing humanitarian, medical, dental and engineering assistance to nations of the Pacific.
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Photo by: Camelia Montoy / Pacific Partnership